Butterbur (Petasites)
蜂斗菜属fēng dǒu cài shǔFengdoucaishu
Petasites · Plant
2
Indications
3
With studies in people
The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Butterbur for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Neuralgia PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Butterbur does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Petasites and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial11 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin16 records, 9 in people
- Neuralgia Pain0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome51 records, 16 in people